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The Student Multicultural Center Hosts Juneteenth Jubilee

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Community Will Celebrate Juneteenth With a Jubilee of Fun Activities, History and Networking 

Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, a live DJ, dancing and mingling with those in the Kent community.

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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon Speaks On The Centennial Court Green

What I Learned From Avocados

Guacamole and chips are frequently on the menu of social gatherings for many Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students, staff and faculty. However, President Todd Diacon says that the delicious creamy dip also holds a life lesson about expanding our worldview.

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Benjamin Mudrak

Four Years Ahead: An 18-Year-Old Kent Student Will Graduate From Â鶹¾«Ñ¡This Spring

While most 18-year-olds are finishing up their high school requirements for graduation and making plans to attend college or applying for jobs, a few exceptional students like Benjamin Mudrak are simply way ahead of their peers in their academic pursuits.

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Downtown Kent Businesses Helped Support University Employees During Pandemic

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, City Businesses Show Appreciation to Employees For Dedication During Pandemic

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: University News, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Down and Out And Back Up: Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Ashtabula Student Nick Pizzi Turns His Life Around

In March 2015, Nick Pizzi hit rock bottom. After receiving his third DUI, he decided to stop drinking. But unfortunately, it was too late. Four months later, before his daughter’s eighth birthday, Pizzi was sentenced to one year in the Ashtabula County jail, where his life would change forever for the positive. On May 14, 2021, he will pick up his bachelor's degree diploma during the 72nd Commencement Ceremony at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Ashtabula.

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Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, City Businesses Show Appreciation to Employees For Dedication During Pandemic

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduate student is covered in confetti during the university’s Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates Its Spring 2021 Graduates With In-Person Commencement Ceremonies

Students wearing graduation caps and gowns will once again grace the campus as Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrates its newest graduates and marks the return of in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019.

Tags: University News, Commencement, Spring Commencement, Success Story, COVID-19 HUB

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Alan Canfora (left), one of the nine Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students wounded on May 4, 1970, gives a tour of the historic May 4 site. Thomas Grace (right), who also was a student wounded on May 4, looks on while Canfora talks.

Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Mark 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Virtual Event, Honor Wounded Students

Members of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students.

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The 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, takes place May 4, 2021.

May 4 Commemoration Offers Many Virtual Events for Participation

Members of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Â鶹¾«Ñ¡students during an anti-war protest, killing four and wounding nine others.

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